Technology of 2009 and the Decade

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Here are a few examples of the ever changing landscape of technology in the classroom.
  • Check out the Ten Big Ideas in Education of Decade especially the first one - Alternate Paths to Teaching! Several of the BIG TEN IDEAS are related to educational technology.
  • Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009
  • Web 2.0 Tools for 2010 describes four Web 2.0 tools (VoiceThread, Skype, Ning, and Diigo) that may become a major part of technology in K - 12 classrooms. From: Blogging About the Web 2.0 Connected Classroom
  • 50 Best Websites of 2009 - These websites are not all for education but also to save you time as you navigate, shop and create using the Internet.
  • How to Use Google Apps - This is a 32 page step by step manual of how to use Google tools.
  • Evolution of Web 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 - This YouTube video will discuss how the Internet has changed over the past decade.
  • How to Use New Media in Your Classroom - Classroom teachers share how they and their students have used some of these technologies (Twitter, Facebook, Wikis, Wii and more) through short video presentations and additional information.
  • Below is an eSchoolNews article from January 6, 2010 entitled Teachers' Digital Media Use on the Rise, a PBS study.

Grunwald_January_2010_ANNUAL_PBS_SURVEY_PUBLIC_REPORT.pdf


Check out ACE Connectors for more information on how to incorporate technology within K-12 classrooms.